so are plans for energy. in september the government mapped out new energy measures. they included a termination of nuclear power generation by the 2030s. the government was also planning to come up by year end with a framework for introducing renewable and other forms of alternative energy. final decisions on these matters are made at meetings of the national policy minister, the economy trade and industry minister, and other cabinet officials, but it's now unclear whether such meetings will be held by the end of the year. in addition, debate on the country's comprehensive basic energy plan has been shelved. >>> now to the markets, asian equity markets are mixed. tokyo shares continue to benefit from a weaker yen but other asian stocks were hurt by concerns about economic problems in the u.s. and europe. in tokyo the nikkei average ended up 2.2%. it finished above the key 9,000 level due to the yen's decline. chinese markets lacked direction. investors were unsure how china's new leadership will shape the country's economic policies. the shanghai composite ended down